2.4. Starting / Stopping / Restarting the Server

This section lists common commands meant to start / stop / restart the server the the axigenfilters script for various Linux distributions and FreeBSD.

The 'axigenfilters' script manages (starts, stops and restarts) the Bundled SpamAssassin, the AXiMilter, the AXIGEN Signing Module and the AXIGEN Verifying Module. For the 'axigenfilters' script commands, replace axigen with axigenfilters in all the commands below.

1. Linux

• For RedHat, Debian, Gentoo and SUSE distributions

You can start the server with the following command: /etc/init.d/axigen start

To stop the server, issue: /etc/init.d/axigen stop

In order to restart the AXIGEN daemon (in order to reload the new configuration settings, for instance), you can use the 'restart' parameter: /etc/init.d/axigen restart

To view the status of the AXIGEN demon, you can pass the 'status' parameter: /etc/init.d/axigen status

• In Slackware, use the same commands applied to the /etc/rc.d/rc.axigen initscript, instead of /etc/init.d/axigen. For instance, to start the server, issue: /etc/rc.d/rc.axigen start

2. FreeBSD

In FreeBSD, the AXIGEN server can be started via its initscript, by issuing: /usr/local/etc/rc.d/axigen.sh start

3. Solaris

In Solaris/SunOS, the AXIGEN server can be started via its initscript, by issuing: /etc/init.d/axigen start

To stop the server, you can issue: /etc/init.d/axigen stop

In order to restart the AXIGEN daemon, you can use: /etc/init.d/axigen restart

To reload the AXIGEN daemon (i.e. for new configuration settings to take effect), you can pass the 'reload' parameter to the initscript: /etc/init.d/axigen reload

To view the AXIGEN daemon status, you can pass the 'status' parameter: /etc/init.d/axigen status

   4. MS Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003

In Windows, AXIGEN can be started / stopped via the Services console from Administrative Tools. You can open the Services Console:

• From the Control Panel as expanded menu:

Start menu -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services

• From Control Panel as window switched to "Category view" (default in Windows XP):

Start menu -> Settings -> Control Panel; Performance and Maintenance -> Administrative Tools -> Services

• From Control Panel as window switched to "Classic view":

Start menu-> Settings -> Control Panel; Administrative Tools -> Services

• To Start the Services console directly from command line:

Start menu-> Run option; "%SystemRoot%\system32\services.msc"